The Royal Solomon Islands Force patrol boat Auki will return from Vanuatu next week after a relief mission following Cyclone Pam. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast also told a press conference this week the NDMO Office of Vanuatu is impressed with the relief mission Patrol Boat Auki provided.
Distribution of relief supplies is currently underway in Temotu province for communities who were affected by Tropical Cyclone Pam weeks ago. The Government has chattered MV Florence to conduct the distribution of relief supplies, including food and non-food items to affected people in Temotu’s…
One year after the April flash floods in Honiara and the Guadalcanal plains, which left 22 people dead and some 9,000 homeless and without gardens and livelihoods, World Vision continues to assist people in the most affected communities.
A local Non-Government Organisation (NGO) OceansWatch Solomon Islands is assisting victims of cyclone Pam in Temotu Province with disaster relief efforts. OceansWatch today says this effort supplements government relief assistance to disaster-stricken areas.
A three-day workshop on “Climate Services Users” organised by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services is set to begin Tuesday next week. A broad range of climate services users has been invited to the workshop to discuss and familiarise with a wide range of climate-related topics.
World Vision has started distributing relief items to families affected by the severe Tropical Cyclone Pam in Temotu Province. The World Vision Media Unit, reports, more than 1,000 people in Temotu’s remote islands of Tikopia, Anuta, and the Reef islands have been badly affected by widespread…
Supporting relief supplies have left Honiara for Temotu province via the MV Florence vessel today. Thanks to the National Government through the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) for its prompt response.
The Provincial Assembly Member for Temotu’s Reef islands, Jack Laka has called on the national government to consider their plight by delaying the beche-de-mer ban for another year.
The United Arab Emirates has donated US $200,000 to assist the National Government deal with impacts of Tropical Cyclone Pam. Responding to the assistance, Foreign Affairs Minister Milner Tozaka said the gesture by the United Arab Emirates demonstrates the strong and firm relation that exist…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Patrol Boat is now in Vanuatu to deliver humanitarian assistance. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirms today.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Honourable Milner Tozaka presented a cheque of 11 million Vatu to Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change Honourable James Bule in Port Vila today to support relief efforts by the Government of Vanuatu following the aftermath of cyclone Pam.
A man from the Duff islands, Temotu province has called on responsible disaster authorities not to forget the Duff islands in their assessment efforts. Noel Huta who claims to be the Chair of their disaster committee told SIBC News, the disaster authorities must not forget to conduct assessments on…
Solomon Islands has called for Trans-boundary partnership in disaster risk management. Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Samuel Manetoali has called on world leaders to form Trans-boundary partnerships in order to effectively carry out disaster risk…
Solomon Islands Government (SIG) and the Solomon Forestry Association (SFA) have successfully raised more than $1 million to assist the Vanuatu Government’s effort to recover from the impact of Tropical Cyclone Pam. A government statement says Committee Chairman, Hon.
The National Disaster Management Office has deployed teams to assess the extent of damage caused by cyclone Pam in various parts of the provinces. Director of the National Disaster Management Office Loti Yates confirms, teams have already been deployed to various parts of the provinces suffering…
Solomon Islanders need to take weather warnings seriously says the Permanent Secretary for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Dr Melchior Mataki. Dr Mataki told PACNEWS, appropriate measures must be taken to reduce risks.
The National Disaster Management Office has sent a Support Team from Honiara to Temotu Province. The Support Team left for Temotu on Friday on board Patrol Boat Auki and will accompany the Temotu Provincial Assessment Team to Anuta and Tikopia – areas reported as being most affected by Cyclone Pam.
The United States Government has donated $50,000 to assist Solomon Islanders affected by Cyclone Pam. The United States Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea reports, the disaster relief pledge comes in response to Solomon Islands Government request to assist victims of the Tropical Cyclone.
Temotu’s Provincial Disaster Committee is preparing to send a team to assess impacts Cyclone Pam has caused in Anuta and in other parts of the province. The team will also include a medical team from Lata Hospital and other stakeholders.
A man from Reef islands in the Temotu Province has disputed reports stating only Anuta Island as being hardest hit by Cyclone Pam, saying it is not accurate.
